Mitchell, Nebraska is a small town located in Scotts Bluff County. It is known for its rich agricultural history and friendly residents. Despite its size, Mitchell has an active political scene, with local citizens participating in elections at both the state and county level. The mayor of Mitchell is Joshua Johnson, who was elected on a platform of fiscal responsibility and community growth. Local elections are often closely contested, as citizens weigh their various options and debate the issues that affect their daily lives. Residents have access to numerous resources to stay informed on local politics, such as city council meetings and the local newspaper. By staying involved in the political process, citizens of Mitchell ensure that they have a say in shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Mitchell, NE is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, NE is very conservative. In Scotts Bluff County, NE 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotts Bluff county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 27.0%.
Scotts Bluff county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mitchell, NE is strongly conservative.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Scottsbluff Metro Area is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Mitchell, Nebraska: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mitchell, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)